Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 398 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Six principles): Squash and stretch = bending shape (the amount stays the same); anticipation = getting ready first. Timing = how many frames a move takes; follow-through = loose parts keep moving after a stop. Slow in and slow out = more frames near the start and end; arcs = curved paths.

1. 1.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
2. 2.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a breath before a shout
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
4. 4.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) hair swings after a stop
5. 5.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm swings in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) a car eases to a stop
11. 11.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
13. 13.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a thrown ball curves
14. 14.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
18. 18.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
21. 21.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm swings in a curve
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
23. 23.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
25. 25.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
26. 26.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
30. 30.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm swings in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
31. 31.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
33. 33.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a breath before a shout (d) cape keeps moving on
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs

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